Christian Poetry in the Post-Christian Day: Geoffrey Hill, R. S. Thomas, Elizabeth Jennings

by Jean Ward

Despite Nietzsche's predictions, Christianity has not faded away; Christianity and post-Christianity exist alongside each other in the Western world. But today's Christian poet speaks to an audience that often has little understanding of the language, symbols and theological concepts that inform his or her work. This study looks selectively at the work of three poets, two grounded in the Anglican and one in the English Roman Catholic tradition, attempting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3631580126
• ISBN13: 9783631580127
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
• Length: 289 Pages